Psalms 60

PSALM 60

¹O Lord, thou hast rejected us,

and scatter'd us abroad;

Thou justly hast displeased been;

return to us, O God.

²The earth to tremble thou hast made;

therein didst breaches make:

Do thou thereof the breaches heal,

because the land doth shake.

³Unto thy people thou hard things hast shew'd,

and on them sent;

And thou hast caused us to drink

wine of astonishment.

⁴And yet a banner thou hast giv'n

to them who thee do fear;

That it by them, because of truth,

displayed may appear.

⁵That thy beloved people may

deliver'd be from thrall,

Save with the pow'r of thy right hand,

and hear me when I call.

⁶God in his holiness hath spoke;

herein I will take pleasure:

Shechem I will divide, and forth

will Succoth's valley measure.

⁷Gilead I claim as mine by right;

Manasseh mine shall be;

Ephraim is of mine head the strength;

Judah gives laws for me;

⁸Moab's my washing-pot; my shoe

I'll over Edom throw;

And over Palestina's land

I will in triumph go.

⁹O who is he will bring me to

the city fortify'd?

O who is he that to the land

of Edom will me guide?

¹⁰O God, which hadest us cast off,

this thing wilt thou not do?

Ev'n thou, O God, which didest not

forth with our armies go?

¹¹Help us from trouble; for the help

is vain which man supplies.

¹²Through God we'll do great acts; he shall

tread down our enemies.